This book outlines the best ideas that have come from leaders in gifted education. It is up-to-date and well-organized. It begins with an overview of current issues and proceeds to an effective and intellectual discussion of characteristics of gifted students. The book includes problems of and prescriptions for gifted students who are female, disadvantaged, and handicapped. The problem of underachievement is covered as well as the challenges of parenting and the understanding and counseling of gifted children.

Features

A general approach to all important areas of gifted education.

A unique chapter on teaching thinking skills.

Presents specific issues such as "elitism" criticism and damage of trends toward grouping and detracting

Chapter 1. Gifted Education : Matching Instruction with Needs.

History of Giftedness and Gifted Education. Contemporary History of Gifted Education. National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. Ability Grouping and Gifted Education. Cooperative Learning. Definitions of Giftedness.

Chapter 2. Characteristics of Gifted Students.

The Terman Studies. Walberg's Studies of Historically Eminent Men, Women, and High School Artists and Scientists. Traits of Intellectually Gifted Children. Affective Characteristics. Characteristics of the Creatively Gifted. Origins of High Talent and Extreme Precocity. Characteristics of Teachers of the Gifted.

Chapter 3. Program Planning.

Main Components of Program Planning. Why, Who, What, Where, When, and How Questions. Program Planning: Fifteen Areas. The View From the School Board. Perspectives of Other Teachers. Scope and Sequence in Gifted Programs. The Death of Gifted Programs.

Acceleration Versus Enrichment. Early Admission to Kindergarten or First Grade. Grade-Skipping. Subject-Skipping. Early Admission to Junior or Senior High School. Credit by Examination. College Courses in High School. Correspondence Courses. Telescoped Programs. Early Admission to College. Residential High Schools. International Baccalaureate Programs. Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth and Talent Search. College Board Offices.

Legislation. Special Needs. Factors Related to Success for Disadvantaged Youth. Identification. Quota Systems. Programming for Gifted Students Who Are Culturally Different. Effectiveness of Programming for Gifted Students Who Have Disadvantages. Gifted Programming in Rural Areas.

Chapter 13. Underachievement : Diagnosis and Treatment.

Definition and Identification of Underachievement. Characteristics of Underachieving Gifted Children. Etiologies of Underachievement. Family Etiology. School Etiology. The Treatment of Underachievement.

Chapter 14. The Cultural Underachievement of Females.

Present Status of Women: Women in the Work Force. Life Satisfactions of Women. The Home-Career Conflict. Sex Differences or Gender Differences. Mathematics Ability. Differences in Expectations, Achievement Orientation, and Aspirations. Educating Gifted Females.

This book outlines the best ideas that have come from leaders in gifted education. It is up-to-date and well-organized. It begins with an overview of current issues and proceeds to an effective and intellectual discussion of characteristics of gifted students. The book includes problems of and prescriptions for gifted students who are female, disadvantaged, and handicapped. The problem of underachievement is covered as well as the challenges of parenting and the understanding and counseling of gifted children.

Features

A general approach to all important areas of gifted education.

A unique chapter on teaching thinking skills.

Presents specific issues such as "elitism" criticism and damage of trends toward grouping and detracting

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Gifted Education : Matching Instruction with Needs.

History of Giftedness and Gifted Education. Contemporary History of Gifted Education. National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented. Ability Grouping and Gifted Education. Cooperative Learning. Definitions of Giftedness.

Chapter 2. Characteristics of Gifted Students.

The Terman Studies. Walberg's Studies of Historically Eminent Men, Women, and High School Artists and Scientists. Traits of Intellectually Gifted Children. Affective Characteristics. Characteristics of the Creatively Gifted. Origins of High Talent and Extreme Precocity. Characteristics of Teachers of the Gifted.

Chapter 3. Program Planning.

Main Components of Program Planning. Why, Who, What, Where, When, and How Questions. Program Planning: Fifteen Areas. The View From the School Board. Perspectives of Other Teachers. Scope and Sequence in Gifted Programs. The Death of Gifted Programs.

Acceleration Versus Enrichment. Early Admission to Kindergarten or First Grade. Grade-Skipping. Subject-Skipping. Early Admission to Junior or Senior High School. Credit by Examination. College Courses in High School. Correspondence Courses. Telescoped Programs. Early Admission to College. Residential High Schools. International Baccalaureate Programs. Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth and Talent Search. College Board Offices.

Legislation. Special Needs. Factors Related to Success for Disadvantaged Youth. Identification. Quota Systems. Programming for Gifted Students Who Are Culturally Different. Effectiveness of Programming for Gifted Students Who Have Disadvantages. Gifted Programming in Rural Areas.

Chapter 13. Underachievement : Diagnosis and Treatment.

Definition and Identification of Underachievement. Characteristics of Underachieving Gifted Children. Etiologies of Underachievement. Family Etiology. School Etiology. The Treatment of Underachievement.

Chapter 14. The Cultural Underachievement of Females.

Present Status of Women: Women in the Work Force. Life Satisfactions of Women. The Home-Career Conflict. Sex Differences or Gender Differences. Mathematics Ability. Differences in Expectations, Achievement Orientation, and Aspirations. Educating Gifted Females.